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June 24, 1930. J, P 1,765,699

STAND Filed Jan. 10, 1924 INVENTOR. Emma P 27v, Mafia.

A TTORNEY.

Patented June 24, 1930 UNITEDSTATES PATENT oFsicE I FRANCIS J. PLY1\![, OF NILES, MICHIGAN, VASSIGNOR TO THE KAWN'EER COMPANY, OF

NILES, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN v STAND Application filed January 10, 1924. Serial No. 685,304.

many of them on the desk or table, others attached to the wall or like place, and the electric wiring running to and from them in scattered conditionand connected to various articles of furniture and more or less inconvenient places, and also having unsightly appearances.

Among theobjects of the invention are to remove the above mentioned conditions and to group all of the instruments or controls therefor into a single unitary device; to have all the wiring or like conductors enclosed in the device and out of View; toprovide space in the device for the housing of' any adjunctive apparatus or mechanisms used in connection with any of the instruments, such as the batteries for the signal bells, buzzers, flash lights and the like, the controller box or bell ringing mechanism for the telephone, fuseplugs and sockets for the fan and electric light, and other like and similar devices; to provide therefor a stand upon which all of the instruments may be mounted or carried and the adjunctive parts housed thereinyto provide the stand preferably with a base member, capable of resting or being secured to'the floor, platform or like support, and an upright member for supporting the various instruc ments, both the base and upright members being preferably hollowforthe housing and enclosing of the adjunctive parts and elec tric wiring, the wiresto and from the stand passing preferably through 'a single hole in the floor beneath the base member; to provide the stand with a swivel or like connection between the base and the upright members whereby the latter may be turned,

with the instruments carried thereon, for

.by the stand.

the most convenient access to the user; to

provide for adjusting the shade for the light so that the rays of light may be directed in a given direction while the other instruments, such as the telephone and the push-button switch mechanism maybe presented at a difierent-angle convenient to the user; and to provide such other objects, ad vantages and capabilities as may later appear and are inherently'possessedby the invention. 1

In the drawingis shown bya view in elevation, one form ofdevice constructed in accordance with the invention. Referring now more particularly to the construction illustrated in the drawing, the stand comprises a hollow base member 1, and an'upright member 2, the latter having a push-buttonelectrical switch box or control portion 3 and a lamp supporting poriont. The stand is designed to beilocated near a desk 5 or like piece of furniture 1 in an oiiice or library of a home and is in tended to carry all. of the instruments that may be of use without havin'g them scattered about the room, some others attached'to thewall and so on. v

The base member 1- is preferably made hollow so that it may contain various ad-x junctive parts of the instruments supported This member is provided with a door 6 through which access may bev had to the interior of'the base member '1. The upright member 2 is connected tothe base member in any suitable or desiredman-s ner. The stand is also designed to carry a telephone 8 whichlis preferably supported upon anextendable support 9'connected,

on the desk,

as by a hinged connection 10, to one side of q the switch box'3, as clearly shown upon the drawing. I a 1 j p I The switch boxmay carry'any number :of

operating various devices, such as a buzzer system, the electric light, the electric fan, the electrically controlled thermostat for the radiator, etc, the push-buttons being designated by the reference numerals, 11,

12, 13 and 14:. It is to be understood, how-- g ever that a larger number of buttons may:-

push-buttons and switch mechanisms for v be used depending on the number of instruments and signals to be controlled thereby.

furniture in an oflice is avoided. lhe wires are out of sight and do not mar the appearance of the ofice. 'IVithin the chamber 1 may be. located the batteries connected to the various signal circuits controlled by the push-buttons in the switch box, This compartment may also contain the controller box and bell ringing mechanism for the telephone. I In the, event that fuse plugs and Y sockets be used for controlling any of the instruments, such'as the fan, electric light, and the like, the same may also be located in the base member 1. All of theseadjunc tive devices it will be noted, are hidden from sight and enclosed in a single chamber.

Extending upwardly from the box 3 is a lamp support portion 4 upon which is.

mounted a lamp shade '15 covering an electrio light 16 except for an opening 17 through which the ray of light may be directed upon the desk or table.

It will be noted that this shade is so mounted upon the supporting portion 4 that it may be adjusted about the vertical axis so that the rays of'light may be directed at one angle upon the surface of the'desk or table while nveacee A stand of the character described comprising a base member, an upright column having its lower end mounted on said base member, a telephone support projecting from said column, an upwardly and outwardly flared shade support fixedly mounted on the upper end of said column, and a hoodlike shade having a bottom edge which extends into and rests upon the flared portion of said shade support, said shade having an opening in its under portion which is later- ,ally disposed with respect to said bottom edge, so that a beam of light may be projeoted therethrough laterally and downwardly at a radial angle diflerent from the radial angle of said telephone support, said shade being normally free to rotate upon said shade support,.so that the angle ot-said beam may be changed with respect to the angle of said telephone support.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscrlbe my name to this speclfication.

FRANCIS J. PLYM.

the supporting member 2 may be so turned at another angle that the telephone and switch button may be presented to the user at a vdifferent angle than the rays of light 7 projecting from the hood or shade 15.

The stand is intended to be located adjacent to or nearthe desk or table or even a chair, where the user is at work or otherwise occupied. It is apparent from the above claim thatthe stand may beused in the library of a home, near a chair where the user may be reading, and able to make use of instruments from a single supporting device, the push-button devices being of use, where signals are given, to call servants.

' Thile I have herein described and upon 7 I the drawing shown a particular construction,

arrangementof parts and details, it is to be understood that it is not limited to the same but other details, arrangements of parts and constructions are comprehended by the invention without departing from the spirit thereof. I

' 'Having thus described myinvention, I 1

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